Recipe: Appetizing Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan

Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan. Great recipe for Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan. This Homemade Red Sauce recipe goes great with Spaghetti, Baked Spaghetti, Pizzas, Pizza Rolls and Calzones as well. Unbaked, this freezes well for at least a month.

Baked crispy eggplant slices smothered in cheese and a mushroom sausage marinara sauce for the ultimate comfort food you'll want to have for dinner at least once a week! Mike's MeatHeads is a separately owned and operated business by Mike of Mike's Deli. They can cater your party or bring the Mike's MeatHeads trailer to your home. You can have Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan using 33 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan

1. Prepare of Meat.
2. Prepare 1 1/2 lb of Italian Sausage [in casing].
3. You need 2 tbsp of Olive Oil.
4. Prepare of Homemade Red Sauce.
5. You need 5 medium of Roma Tomatoes [cut into 1" cubes].
6. Prepare 1 can of 28 oz Crushed Or Stewed Tomatoes.
7. It's 2 can of 6 oz Tomato Paste.
8. Prepare 2 can of 15 oz Tomato Sauce.
9. It's 1/3 cup of Fresh Garlic [rough chop-packed].
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sun Dried Tomatoes [fine chopped-packed].
11. Prepare 7 large of Basil Leaves [rough chop].
12. It's 1/4 cup of Fresh Parsley [rough chop-loose pack].
13. It's 1 large of White Onion [chopped].
14. Prepare 2/3 cup of Fresh Celery [chopped with leaves].
15. It's 1 tsp of Each: Italian Seasoning - Onion Powder - Salt.
16. It's 1/2 tsp of Each: Black Pepper - Red Pepper Flakes Or Red Pepper Oil.
17. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of Brown Sugar.
18. You need 2/3 cup of Black Olives [halved].
19. You need 1/4 cup of Cabernet Sauvignon [a quality bottle].
20. It's 1/4 tsp of Fennel Seeds.
21. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Baking Soda [x 2 to decrease acidity if needed].
22. It's of Eggplant.
23. Prepare 2 large of Eggplants [room temperature-slice about 1/4" thick].
24. You need 1 box of 8 oz Panko Bread Crumbs.
25. It's 1 cup of Chopped Fresh Parsley.
26. You need 1 tbsp of Each: Garlic Powder - Onion Powder - Italian Seasoning.
27. Prepare 1/2 cup of Parmesan Cheese [powdered in the bottle].
28. You need 5 of Fresh Eggs [mix in separate bowl].
29. It's 3 cup of High Heat Frying Oil.
30. It's of Layer Toppers.
31. You need 2 box of 8 oz Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese.
32. Prepare 1 of Additional Fresh Parsley.
33. Prepare 1 of Additional Fresh Basil.

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Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan step by step

1. Canned goods and other items needed..
2. Pull sausage from its casings and fry with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, thick bottom pot..
3. Add everything in the Homemade Red Sauce Section to that same pot and simmer for up to 3 hours, stirring regularly..
4. After boiling your sauce for some time, if you find your sauce tastes too acidic, [you feel as though it needs sugar] add 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda to your boiling mixture, simmer and taste. Add an additional 1/4 teaspoon if you feel it's needed. Your sauce will foam up momentarily but no worries, it'll settle right down. Fine grated carrots will also calm any acidity if you don't have any Baking Soda on hand and you have the full 3 hours to simmer them down..
5. Mix everything in your Panko Crumb Mixture Section except for the oil in a larger bowl and beat your eggs in a separate larger bowl..
6. Slice [room temperature] Eggplants to about 1/4" thickness, dip in egg mixture, coat in seasoned Panko Crumb Mixture and fry on high for about 2 minutes on each side then drain on paper towels. Don't over fry but you will want crispy eggplants..
7. Ladle Red Sauce on the bottom of a sprayed or non stick disposable serving tray. Lay fried Eggplant on top of that. Like making a Lasagne, add more sauce and Parmesan and lay more Eggplant. Repeat process until all Eggplant is positioned. Make this dish with as many layers as your pan can handle or create 2 levels and make two 9x12 pans worth. Top with Red Sauce, Parsley, fresh Basil and additional Parmesan Cheese..
8. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°..
9. This recipe makes two 9"x12" sheets with two layers of Eggplant. Allow dish to sit for 3 minutes before serving. Try serving this with a wedge salad, garlic bread and a quality Cabernet Sauvignon!.

Prepare Bechamel Sauce - click for recipe. Saute eggplant to golden brown on each side, adding additional oil as needed. Top with a layer of eggplant, crumbled sausage, marinara sauce, Romano and mozzarella cheese. Coat each side of the eggplant with the flour. Then take your bread crumbs and do the same to coat each side.